re: Are we just going to ignore POTUS tomorrow?

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Where will he be golfing?

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Money Hill

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I know people have said this through the years, but it really is ignorant as frick. The piece of shite in that office is systematically trying to destroy this country with his leftist bull shite.

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This is actually ignorant as frick.

I don't like what he's done/ is doing either, but respecting the rank is a dying trait of a free american.

IMHO, direct result of SJW types taking everything personal due to their lack of ability to approach an issue professionally or have a meaningful debate (pretty much what you saw in the GOP debates as of late). Now thoughts are mistaken for feelings and people don't know the difference between beliefs and values.

The war veterans in my family, mostly republican, can't stand what Obama is doing, but still salute the rank..


Soap Box: [Off] On

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Funny thing is, Obama spoke the truth and people hate him for it. Trump used his supporters for a photo op. Obama coming here sooner would not have done anything positive, and I don't like the guy either.

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Sure, I agree with this.

But, Obama blistered Bush for not landing in New Orleans on Wednesday after Katrina. That was less than 48 hours after landfall, and the rescue phase was still in full force. Bush landing would have cost lives, based on the disruption that inevitably happens when POTUS shows up. (OBTW, Bush was on the ground in New Orleans that Friday as well, but people were already saying it was "too little, too late" for him. Bush has expressed regret for not visiting the state command center in Baton Rouge that Wednesday.)

Obama was probably right to wait, but he owes Bush an apology.

I'm not holding my breath.

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The Dem Governor asked him not to come until this week due to those reasons.

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Sorry, but the way JBE kept bringing it up was like a buddy covering for his friend while he knew he was out cheating on his wife. And it conveniently didn't get brought up until Trump came. So I call bullshite on that. You think Obama gives two shits about a governors wishes in a red state?

But the way Obama eviscerated President Bush for not coming should at least invoke a response other than "Ya'll don't be racists, now."

Trump did a good job of playing this. There was no media circus, Trump used his own security people, and he showed up with an 18wheeler and dropped $100K. And to JBE's credit, he did retract his original statement and was very complementary of him, even though I thought it was a bitch move to not even show up to greet him.

Why should today be different than any other day?

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Are we just going to ignore POTUS tomorrow?

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Who?

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Trump shows up: "Even if you don't like him, at least he is getting us the attention we need"

Obama shows up: "We don't want him here!"

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yep

its all too predictable

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its all too predictable

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agreed.

I honestly didn't think the JBE hate would be so strong though.

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And Thursday there were still people being rescued and LEO's were still going home to home clearing neighborhoods

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I must have missed this because I was literally on the route Trump took to get to Greenwell Springs Baptist Church 30 minutes before he arrived and had no clue he was even going there. It's not like they shut down Magnolia Bridge road for hours while he marched through. Also, in that area there were no rescues or door to door sweeps by LEO that day. My subdivision is maybe 2 miles from there and we were rescued by boat the previous Saturday and were back home helping people gut houses by Wednesday.

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But the way Obama eviscerated President Bush for not coming should at least invoke a response other than "Ya'll don't be racists, now."

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Sure, I understand the resources it takes to welcome a visiting president. I'll actually buy the narrative that he wanted to wait until we could handle his security requirements.

BUT

1. That still does not excuse the lack of leadership exhibited by Obama since the flooding began. He has done a VERY poor job of communicating reassurance to the people of Louisiana. The fact remains, and will always remain, that he could not pull himself away from the golf course to deal with Louisiana.

2. The memo admonishing Louisianians to dial back the racism in recovery efforts is one of the most insulting messages I have ever seen delivered to our people. Through this entire mess, I barely heard a peep out of anyone rescuing people, riding in boats, tearing up floors, throwing away drywall, or giving supplies about race. Pardon me for saying so, but we were too fricking busy to care about Obama's pet project, racism, at a time like this. Louisiana really should stand up and demand an apology for that bullshite. I don't care if Obama said it himself or his staff did. It was on White House letterhead, and it insults every one of us. In issuing that memo, he spoke to us as children, while we worked our collective asses off to save ourselves.

Forgive me for not being excited about our lustrous potentate visiting today. I wouldn't cross the street to say hello to him today.